What we’ve learned from chatting with active audiences about the wildfires and climate change
Komons 28 August 2025 Exploring audience conversations on wildfires and climate change, we uncover key narrative disputes, shared solutions, and strategies for better communication.
New report on family values and LGBTQ+ narratives in Kenya’s digital sphere
Komons 21 August 2025 Together with Puentes and Kenya Comms Hub, we supported a team of researchers to explore how queer communities and women are represented in Kenya’s digital debates on “Family Values.”
Unjust Kidding: How Kenyans Weaponize Children to Demonize Queer People
Ngare Kariuki 18 August 2025 Kenya’s online outrage has inverted: respect for mothers wanes amid normalized femicide, while “protect the children” is weaponized to stoke anti-LGBTQ panic and deflect from real harms.
When Family Becomes a Container for Contradictory Narratives
Arya Jeipea Karijo 16 August 2025 Through a personal lens, being labelled “mother” or “bride”, this essay shows how “family” and religio-cultural narrative containers grant instant legitimacy in Kenya’s public sphere, shaping influencers, politicians, and media.
Beware! A Narrow Lens on Family Values Creates the Illusion of Consensus
Terry Gachie 15 August 2025 Algorithms, demographics, and platform culture shape narratives; multi-platform analysis enables inclusivity.
AI, DeepSeek, and hacker ethics: A new era for technopolitics?
Komons 14 February 2025 Hacker ethics and free software: Technology to further democratize AI
Decoding Digital Conversations: Pinpointing who said what?
Terry Gachie 27 January 2025 Learnings from a collective research process in Kenya
Join our team!
Komons 13 January 2025 We are looking for curious minds, committed to social change and climate justice. With experience in: Collective intelligence, Strategic communication or Digital strategies and campaign management. (Proficiency in Spanish is required)
Family Values, Gender, and Sexuality in Kenya: Reflections for a research definition
Vivian Ouya 20 November 2024 Learnings from a collective research process in Kenya
Narrative change need spaces to resonate
Ana Espejo 11 November 2024 In a world where screens constantly mediate our relationships, we face the challenge of building spaces for genuine connections that truly matter. Thr...
From a “non-issue” to a matter of life and death: Exploring the weaponization of “Family Values” narrative in the Kenyan online space
Ngare Kariuki 30 October 2024 Learnings from a collective research process in Kenya
"Narrative Change is an Ongoing Experiment" Webinar
Komons 17 May 2024 Join Us for the "Narrative Change is an Ongoing Experiment" Webinar